Penholder.



H. G. MARBURGER. PENHOLDBR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1912.

1,092,066. Patented`Mar.31,1914.

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HENRY G'. MARBURGERQOF LITCHFELCD, ILLINOIS.

PENHOLDER.

Application filed July 5, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY G. Mnnunenn, acitizen of the United States7 residing at Litchfield, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulmprovements in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvement-s in pen holders.

ln carrying out the invention it is my purpose to provide a pen holderof a simple construction, having means whereby a pen may be firmly andrigidly supported and readily ejected without the necessity of soilingthe lingers of the writer.

The improvement comprises in combination with a stock, a ferrule havingupset portions forming ears, a flattened spring memloer provided with aslot whereby the same is passed over the ears and a pen point grippingand releasing member constructed of a single strip of material embodyinga handle portion having its sides down-turned to provide ears which areadapted to be pivotally connected with the ears of the ferrule, thestrip being further provided with a downturned portion terminating` in ajaw which, through the medium of the spring is adapted to be firmlypressed against the ferrule to retain a pen point between the jaw andthe ferrule, and which, upon the operation of the handle will loe spreadaway from the ferrule to permit of the pen point dropping by gravity orotherwise removed from between the ferrule and jaw.

For the purpose of illustration the accompanying drawing shows asatisfactory reduction of the improvement to practice and in thedrawing, Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview upon the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The improved devices comprise a ferrule l which is adapted tofrictionally engage with or to be otherwise secured to a pen stock 2.The ferrule is constructed of a single element and has its meeting edgesat the top portion thereof bent upwardly to provide ears 3. The ears 3are provided with registering openings5 and the said openings areadapted to aline with similar openings provided in down-turned ears iformed from the holder element of the device. This element, which may bedesignated by the numeral 5, is constructed of a Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mai. 31,1914.

Serial No. 707,803.

single piece of suitable material7 and embodies a handle 6 which isarranged to the rear of its ears ll. The said element 5 is bentdownwardly forward of its ears 4 as designated by the numeral 7, and thematerial from which the said lelement is formed is extended in a planeparallel with that of the upper surface of the ferrule l. This extendingportion provides what T term the jaw 8 of the device, the said jawconforming in cro-ss section to the rounded upper portion of theferrule.

The numeral 9 designates a flat spring member. This member is providedadjacent one of its ends with a slot 10, and whereby the said spring maybe passed over the ears 8 of the ferrule and be contacted by the ears lof the element-5, soas to sustain the said spring in a proper positionupon the device, and to permit of the spring exerting a sufficienttension upon the under face of the handle 6 to force the jaw 7 tightlyinto engagement with the stock 9J, and thus effectively sustain penpoint between the stock and the said jaw.

It is obvious by providing the element 5 with a down-turned or bentportion 7 which terminates in the jaw 8, the said downturned portion aswell as the aw may serve as a rest for the fore finger of the Writer,and the additional pressure upon the jaw occasioned thereby willmaterially assist the spring 9 in retaining the pen point between thejaw and the ferrule.

What T do claim is The combination with a pen stock and a ferruleconnected with the pen stock, said ferrule having its meeting edgesup-turned to provide ears having apertures, a fiat spring member havinga slot disposed adjacent its forward end, the ears of the ferruleadapted to pass through the slot of the spring, a pen retaining elementconstructed of a single piece of material embodying a handle memberhaving formed integral and on the longitudinal edges thereof relativelyspaced down-turned apertured ears, alining the apertures thereof withthe apertures of the first mentioned ears, means passing through thealined apertures for pivotally connecting the sec-ond mentioned ears tothe first mentioned ears and disposing the free ends of the bottom edgesof the second named ears upon the upper surface of the spring atopposite sides of the slot, and the spring being also adapted to contactwith the handle, the said holding element being` In testimony whereofaix my signature provided With a down-turned portion ad- 1n presence oftwo Witnesses.

jacent its ears, and being further extended 1 to provide a rounded jawWhich, through the HLNRY G MARBURGER' 5 medium of the springis adaptedto fric-v Witnesses:

tonally engage with the upper and forward EDWARD C. MARBURGER,

end of the ferrule. OTTO C. J. MARBURGER.

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` Washington, D. C.

